I chose Sabbath and Rush, but I absolutely love almost all of those bands.

If I voted I would choose Sabbath under a little protest, but I pretty much loath the rest.

Pretty much would have done the same. I think Rolling Stones are much better at rock than Lead Balloon.

If we are going for the Ultra-Heavy Nordic stuff I'd go with Amon Amarth hands down.

I abhor hair bands, though Guns and Roses have a few decent ones.

I guess #2 would have to be Rammstein as they are one of my all time favorites.

Some groups did heavy stuff but were more known for other things. Iggy Pop and David Bowie both had some heavy albums...actually, Iggy Pop was mostly heavy if not punk though I mostly listen to him for The Idiot. The Man Who Sold the World was almost proto-metal, especially listening to Supermen and All the Madmen. Gary Numan started out punk, and while he kind of peaked with Replicas, IMHO, his new stuff isn't all that bad and is reasonably heavy.

If I'm only going off of the bands provided, and narrowing it to one album, I'd cast my vote for Kalmah - The Black Waltz, but notable mentions would be Nightwish - Oceanborn and Children of Bodom - Hatebreeder. All Finnish bands, mind you. But overall this list strikes me as ridiculous, pitting many bands against one another that have no business duking it out.

Rush is talented, but MAN they are awful to listen to. Could never stand Geddy Lee's voice.

Yeah, I can understand how his voice could be annoying to some. It never bothered me. The music is so powerful and his voice just seems to fit. But for those who can't get used to it, I don't blame them.

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Rage doesnt seem like they fit in with the rest of those bands. They probably arent the "best" band on the list, but theyre my favorite of all of them. Im fairly young and dont listen to as much classic rock/metal as i should...

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IMO Appetite for Destruction was their best album by far, nothing since ever got close. I'd like to give Chinese Democracy a shot, but haven't heard anything from it. Been way out of the loop since becoming an old geezer.

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